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Catalogue: 25/39
This painting represents women collecting bush medicine plants. Bush medicines can be found in Central Desert region and it grows near hills on rocky ground. Aboriginal women always use bush medicine to heal themselves and other family members. The footprints shows the women searching for bush medicine. When collected the bush medicine leaves are ground using a smooth round rock on a flat surface, then pouring it into water to boil on the campfire until it turns green. There are different types of Bush Medicine plants that are used for different illness. The best time to harvest is when the leaves are green and fresh.